Upcome

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An ascent, climb; a way up. dialectal, rare
  2. 2
    An outward appearance, especially pertaining to the future; a promising aspect or outlook. Scotland, dialectal
  3. 3
    A comment, saying, expression. Scotland, dialectal
  4. 4
    The final or decisive point; result, outcome. Scotland, dialectal
  5. 5
    One's upbringing, development from childhood to adulthood. Scotland, dialectal
Verb
  1. 1
    To ascend, rise; grow up; come up. dialectal, obsolete, rare

Etymology

From Middle English upcomen, from Old English ūpcuman (“to come up, arise”), from Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to up- + come. Cognate with West Frisian opkomme (“to arise, stand up”), Dutch opkomen (“to come up, ascend, occur”), German aufkommen (“to come up, arise, emerge”), Danish opkomme (“to arise, meet”), Icelandic uppkoma (“an outbreak, appearance, arising”).

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